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My husband flirting with cousin

86 replies

Mimimi14 · 04/10/2022 12:16

So a bit of a backstory: my cousin and husband always play fight or joke around when we are together at family events or just when she’s over at ours. I felt uncomfortable as he very rarely play fights with me, so the other day on my birthday we are went out for a meal. My cousin and husband hardly spoke of say maybe 2/3 sentences at most. That same night they had been messaging, it alls started because she messaged him asking if she had the right account details to transfer me money on behalf of her mum for my birthday ( bare in mind she’s transferred me money before), also it’s important to note that she had already messaged me telling me she had transferred me £30. So my question is why did she message my cousin to begin with if she was already speaking to me ? Anyways, after this they both kept joking around/ cussing each-other thru text and then a message that through me off was that he said “ it was already painful seeing your awful face the whole night” that to me sounds like flirting as if he was complimenting her on the sly.

also she’s stolen my makeup from me in the past whenever she’s slept over and my husband knows this why is he being all nice towards her.

please help me or am I just being paranoid

thread title by MNHQ edited to avoid further confusion

OP posts:
Rogue1001MNer · 04/10/2022 13:20

NortieTortie · 04/10/2022 13:05

I think this is the thread everyone's referring to: www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4588101-husband-flirting-with-my-cousin-or-do-i-just-hate-her?postsby=Minvixtus

Very similar situations. OP you might get some insight by reading the comments on there.

Very similar in theme, but only one of the OPs can write

Doubtmyself · 04/10/2022 13:22

BellePeppa · 04/10/2022 13:01

I’m confused. Is your husband flirting with your female cousin or is he flirting with her husband?

You're not alone @BellePeppa

I haven't a fucking clue what this thread is about, is the husband gay and flirting with someone's husband? Is the cousin a husband but prefers a pronoun of 'she'.

Is this about the husband's....oh, you know what, don't worry...

Elerandooo · 04/10/2022 13:23

Your husband and cousin fancy each other. Simple.

ecosystem · 04/10/2022 13:26

She's stolen from you before, she's trying to steal your husband now although he is just ad accountable. No way would they be taking the p... like that

Mimimi14 · 04/10/2022 13:34

the title of the post was missspelled sorry for the confusion. Husband was flirting with cousin

OP posts:
Mimimi14 · 04/10/2022 13:37

Play fighting as in poking each other and whenever she’s laugh she’ll lean onto him.

OP posts:
Iwanttogo · 04/10/2022 13:38

Reported

Mimimi14 · 04/10/2022 13:39

Cussing- as I’m calling eachother ugly and what not

OP posts:
diddl · 04/10/2022 13:44

Mimimi14 · 04/10/2022 13:37

Play fighting as in poking each other and whenever she’s laugh she’ll lean onto him.

That sounds like obvious flirting to me.

LivMumsnet · 04/10/2022 13:46

Afternoon @Mimimi14 , we've edited your thread title now to avoid further confusion. Hope that helps.

AnnesBrokenSlate · 04/10/2022 13:46

The way we have a rush of certain threads on the same topic makes me think there's a group somewhere who have a list of thread topics but don't realise when someone else has already covered one.

LimeTwists · 04/10/2022 13:48

Mimimi14 · 04/10/2022 13:37

Play fighting as in poking each other and whenever she’s laugh she’ll lean onto him.

They both sound utterly childish. It’s like 14 year olds flirting. Your husband is the one who is married to you so he’s the one that needs telling,

knittingaddict · 04/10/2022 13:50

phishy · 04/10/2022 12:40

Unless you can link the supposed previous thread, your post really isn't helpful. Reported.

So the others were right about a previous thread then. Do you think you should be reported?

ThrowingSomeCrumbs · 04/10/2022 13:53

As an adult play fighting is, frankly, flirting (caveat for rough and tumble with children). They're doing more than flirting over text. Play fighting with someone who isn't your partner is really quite inappropriate.

theDudesmummy · 04/10/2022 13:56

Why would adults be "play fighting"?

Herejustforthisone · 04/10/2022 13:59

They’re flirting. He’s hiding it.

You need to talk to him.

Noteverybodylives · 04/10/2022 13:59

What have you said to him?

You last posted 3 months ago so has it happened again recently?

WeyAyeMan · 04/10/2022 14:03

It's not just your makeup she wants to steal. I'd confront them both.

butterfliedtwo · 04/10/2022 14:08

theDudesmummy · 04/10/2022 13:56

Why would adults be "play fighting"?

Because they want to get away with touching each other.

You have a disrespectful husband and cousin, at the very least, OP.

Hadjab · 04/10/2022 14:11

Curious - why is this thread being reported? What's the criteria?

TabithaTittlemouse · 04/10/2022 14:11

Why haven’t you spoken to your husband?
It doesn’t have to be a big thing, just ‘you’re behaving like an idiot when around my cousin. Stop’.

JaneJeffer · 04/10/2022 14:20

thread title by MNHQ edited to avoid further confusion
Yeah that really helped Grin

Hollywolly1 · 04/10/2022 14:32

What does the word cuss? mean, I've never heard it before

knittingaddict · 04/10/2022 14:34

Hadjab · 04/10/2022 14:11

Curious - why is this thread being reported? What's the criteria?

I'm not sure the thread is being reported (not saying it shouldn't be). A person reported a post for saying that the op had posted before, which she absolutely has. No idea why that person thought it was worthy of reporting because previous threads are relevant.

SoosanCarter · 04/10/2022 14:36

Cuss is a form of “curse”. It’s an Americanism.

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